You're pretty things yourself.

Carrie 2021-12-20 08:01:09


"You're. You may not be the myth I made you out to be.
You're still pretty something."
"You're pretty someting yourself."


What a treacherous thing it is to believe that a person is more than a person.
Margo was not a miracle.
She was not an adventurer.
She was not something fine,precious thing.
She was a girl.
It took a long time to realize how wrong I was.
And not just about Margo.
I was wrong about a lot of things.
I used to believe everyone gets a miracle.
And I still do.
But as it turns out...
My miracle, was this.


So maybe we won't all win the lottery.
Or marry royalty .
Or make that last second shot.
That doesn't mean we won't have amazing adventures.
Meet exceptional people.
And make indelible memories.
The trick is...
To notice...
Before it's too late.

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Paper Towns quotes

  • Quentin Jacobsen: And for Margo? I heard someone say she was in the resurrection of a play on Broadway. I heard another person say she was giving surfing lessons off the coast of the Bahamas. But I stopped listening to those stories. Because whatever Margo is doing, wherever she is now, I'm sure it's something special. But hey... That's her story to tell.

  • Quentin Jacobsen: What a treacherous thing it is to believe that a person is more than a person. Margo was not a miracle. She was not an adventurer. She was not some fine, precious thing. She was a girl. It took me a long time to realize how wrong I was...